Dustin Shultz, MFT

Dustin Shultz, MFT This page is about mental health, spirituality, well-being, therapy and how to live a full life. Dustin (Dusty) Shultz, M.A.

is a licensed marriage and family therapist, and adjunct faculty at Azusa Pacific University. He is passionate about helping people develop into healthy and whole individuals who seek to embrace life. Dusty is known for his warm personality and his gentle way of bringing insight and wisdom to each person. He works in a relational and collaborative way, respecting each person's unique experience of life. Dusty has experience working with adolescence, men, women, and couples. He has had success in helped those struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship issues, divorce, identity, sexuality, substance use, cutting, life transitions, grief and shame. Dusty received his Master's in Marriage and Family Therapy from Azusa Pacific University and a Bachelor's degree in Ministry from Hope International University. His 15 years of spiritual counseling allows him to work with people who desire soul care in conjunction with therapy. Dusty has spoken at workshops on parenting, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, marriages, and spiritual growth.

Noticing Without Turning on YourselfDustin Shultz
01/12/2026

Noticing Without Turning on YourselfDustin Shultz

What if noticing your thoughts, emotions, or reactions didn’t automatically turn into self-criticism? This reflection explores how to observe your inner experience with curiosity and compassion instead of judgment.

What If Reflection Isn’t About Fixing?Dustin Shultz
01/06/2026

What If Reflection Isn’t About Fixing?Dustin Shultz

January has a way of arriving with expectations. Even when we don’t consciously buy into resolutions or goal-setting, there’s often a quiet pressure in the background, a sense that now is the time to evaluate, adjust, decide. To figure out what went wrong last year and how to do better in the ne...

New beginnings don’t have to be drastic.Sometimes they look like standing still long enoughto notice that the light has ...
01/01/2026

New beginnings don’t have to be drastic.
Sometimes they look like standing still long enough
to notice that the light has changed.

This is how real change often starts.

Your nervous system doesn’t heal through pressure.It heals through safety, pacing, and choice.Morning reminds us…there i...
12/31/2025

Your nervous system doesn’t heal through pressure.
It heals through safety, pacing, and choice.

Morning reminds us…
there is time.

Why This Song Still Hits: A Therapist’s ReflectionDustin Shultz
12/31/2025

Why This Song Still Hits: A Therapist’s ReflectionDustin Shultz

Every December, certain songs resurface because they name something real. A therapist reflects on weariness, hope, grief, and what it means to end a long year with honesty rather than polish.

12/30/2025
There’s something regulating about watching a day beginwithout needing to direct it.No fixing.No performing.Just allowin...
12/30/2025

There’s something regulating about watching a day begin
without needing to direct it.

No fixing.
No performing.
Just allowing the light to arrive at its own pace.

Not every morning feels bright.Some feel muted.Some feel heavy.That doesn’t mean nothing is happening.It means your syst...
12/29/2025

Not every morning feels bright.
Some feel muted.
Some feel heavy.

That doesn’t mean nothing is happening.
It means your system is still waking up
and that’s allowed.

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Wintering: The Emotional Seasons We Move ThroughDustin Shultz
12/22/2025

Wintering: The Emotional Seasons We Move ThroughDustin Shultz

Wintering is a natural emotional season of slowing down, grieving, and conserving energy. This post explores how emotional winters shape growth, healing, and hope in quiet ways.

Even when traces of the night remain,the light still comes back.You don’t have to force optimism.You don’t have to rush ...
12/22/2025

Even when traces of the night remain,
the light still comes back.

You don’t have to force optimism.
You don’t have to rush the process.
Healing often begins this way.
Softly, gradually, without announcement.

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